Core 2 Duo questions

[Hotrod]

Hey, I was just looking around at computers, and I saw one that had a Core 2 Duo E4400 and another had a Core 2 Duo E6300. What confuses me is that the E4400 runs at 2.0Ghz while the E6300 runs at 1.86Ghz. Wouldn't the one with the higher number run faster? That just confused me a little. Also, I'm wondering if the Core 2 Duos are 64 bit or 32 bit. I've heard that they were 64 bit, but my tech teacher was saying that they were 32 bit. If anybody would help me with this, it would be appreciated.

[alby]

The E4400 has a slower Front Side Bus then the E6300. They are both 64 bit. I would get the E6320 since it's only 1 dollar more on newegg and has 4mb L2 cache.

[legionaire45]

The E4400 has a slower Front Side Bus then the E6300. They are both 64 bit. I would get the E6320 since it's only 1 dollar more on newegg and has 4mb L2 cache.
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or wait for something that is Penryn based.

[Hotrod]

The E4400 has a slower Front Side Bus then the E6300. They are both 64 bit. I would get the E6320 since it's only 1 dollar more on newegg and has 4mb L2 cache.

Ok, if I get the E6300, will the performance be all that noticeable compared to the E4400? Will it be better or worse?

[jahrain]

E4400 has less L2 cache. I don't know whats so important about L2 cache and why people make a big fuss over it, but my GF's computer uses the E4400. Coupled with a geforce 8600GTS, it get pretty descent performance in games. At the time purchased, the E4400 is the cheapest core 2 duo available off newegg.

[Snowy]

e6300 is based on the "conroe" core, which e4400 is based on the "Allendale" core. Essentially both of them are the same architecture, however the e6300 has a higher FSB. You should be able to get a bit more OC out of the e6300. What is your memory running at? I like to match up memory speed with FSB speed.

Ultimately though, they're both going to give you similar performance... go with whatever is cheaper imo.